Girl (15) found dead in Donegal flat

A 15-year-old girl from Belfast was found dead in a flat in a Co Donegal last night.

A 15-year-old girl from Belfast was found dead in a flat in a Co Donegal last night.

The girl, who has not been named, was found in the flat on Main Street, Ballintra shortly before midnight last night.

Her body was taken to Letterkenny Hospital and the State Pathologist will carry out a post mortem tomorrow.

The scene at Ballintra has been preserved for a technical examination.

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